Template:Infobox college sports team season Template:1939 Eastern college football independents records The 1939 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In its second season under head coach Tad Wieman, the team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 132 to 65.[1][2] Princeton played its 1939 home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.
Princeton was ranked No. 19 in the AP Poll issued prior to its final game against Navy. Despite defeating Navy by a 28–0 score, the Tigers dropped out of the final AP Poll. Princeton's sole loss was to the 1939 Cornell Big Red football team that finished the season undefeated and ranked No. 4 in the final AP Poll.
Tackle Bob Tierney was Princeton's team captain.[3] Guard James H. Worth received the John Prentiss Poe Cup, the team's highest award.[4]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Williams | W 26–6 | ||||||
| October 14 | Cornell |
| L 7–20 | |||||
| October 21 | at Columbia | New York, NY | W 14–7 | |||||
| October 28 | Brown |
| W 26–12 | |||||
| November 4 | Harvard |
| W 9–6 | |||||
| November 11 | No. 14 Dartmouth |
| W 9–7 | 45,000 | [5] | |||
| November 18 | at Yale | W 20–7 | 35,000 | [6] | ||||
| November 25 | Navy | No. 19 |
| W 28–0 | 35,000 | [7] | ||
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References[]
- ↑ "1939 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/princeton/1939-schedule.html. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ↑ "2008 Princeton Tigers Football Media Guide". Princeton University. p. 127. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/princeton.sidearmsports.com/documents/2008/8/7/135152.pdf. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ↑ "Princeton Lettermen Name Tackle Tierney '39 Captain". Chicago Tribune: p. 20. November 23, 1938. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48344157/princeton-lettermen-name-tackle-tierney/.
- ↑ "Princeton's Poe Cup Awarded To Worth". The Paterson Morning Call: p. 19. December 6, 1939. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48343781/princetons-poe-cup-awarded-to-worth/.
- ↑ "Princeton Upsets Dartmouth". The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J.: p. 9. November 12, 1939. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48346200/princeton-upsets-dartmouth/.
- ↑ "Princeton Comes From Behind In Final Period To Overcome Yale Team By 13-7: Tigers Get Two Quick Touchdowns". The Hartford Courant: p. IV-1. November 19, 1939. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48345031/princeton-comes-from-behind-in-final/.
- ↑ "Princeton Air Attack Crushes Middies, 28 to 0". The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J.: p. 12. November 26, 1939. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48345941/princeton-air-attack-crushes-middies/.
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